Village Farmhouse

Village Farmhouse is a late 16th century or very early 17th century farmhouse designed in an L shape. It features a two-bay hall range that is two storeys high, along with a two-storey west cross wing that may have been built slightly later. Originally constructed entirely from timber framing with wattle and daub infill, the hall range was rebuilt in brick during the late 18th century or early 19th century, and brick nogging was added to most of the block frame of the west wing, which is now rendered. The roofs have plain clay tiles at the gable ends. A massive sandstone stack with a brick shaft is located at the junction of the ridge of the hall range and the wing, and the front door is aligned with this stack on the north elevation. There is also a brick chimney stack on the southeast gable end and 19th century two-light wood casement windows.

Inside the hall range, the former hall or kitchen features a wide fireplace with a chamfered lintel supported by simple scroll-moulded stops. The main beams and joists have plain chamfers. Within the fireplace, there is a small salt cupboard with original hinges and simple scratched ornamentation. The scullery has plain chamfered beams and previously had an open fireplace. In the west wing, the two ground floor rooms were likely parlours, showcasing ogee-moulded chamfers with draw stops on the main beams. In the northeast corner of the southwest wing, there is an Anglo stone fireplace with a moulded five-centred arch and an ogee-moulded lintel. Similar lintels in the northwest ground and first-floor rooms probably belonged to former open fireplaces. This wing also contains a dog-leg staircase with oak treads and risers dating from the mid-17th century, featuring shaped balusters, square moulded newel posts with ball finials, and a handrail. The roof trusses of the wing have cambered tie beams with straight struts.